Several Rolfer’s from the Portland area, myself included, will be sponsoring the annual Rolfer’s Childrens Clinic. It will be held on Saturday, April 19th, 2008 from 9-11AM. Generally, the mini-sessions will be 10-30 minutes in length. And, did I mention that it’s totally FREE!!! The treatments can be for concerns such as scoliosis, growing pains, pigeon toes, etc. You could even use it as a trial run to see if your child would be interested in getting more sessions outside of the free clinic.
The location is to be announced, but it should be located on the near eastside of town. If you want to make a reservation for your child, please call Karin Edwards at 503-230-0087 to schedule a time.
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Posted April 13, 2008
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Many people like to get a massage and just zone out completely. I’ll agree…it feels nice. But you don’t learn much about yourself.
This is just one way that Rolfing is different from massage. Rolfing is essentially a participatory team sport. It is all about learning how to move differently and use your body in different, and often totally new, ways. You work in concert with your Rolfer during a session and by yourself outside of the sessions to practice this new skill. Laying on a table and having someone “go to town” of your tissue might feel good and definitely has benefits, but participation and learning are where the real power for growth and change exist.
Rolfing often does help people enter a more meditative state of mind. While it may seem like normal “zoning out”, you are still able to interact with me and do the movements of the session. Of course, sometimes people drift a little deeper, but that is usually what is needed in the moment so it’s OK.
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Posted April 3, 2008
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Oprah has a feature on Rolfing with Dr. Oz today. Oprah’s website has a summary of the episode.
The Rolfer featured on the show is Jon Martine. He was one of my instructors during training.
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Posted April 26, 2007
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“Vogue” magazine has an article on Structural Integration in its March 2007 issue. It should also be noted that the practitioner in the article is NOT a Certified Rolfer. He attended the Guild for Structural Integration, which is the first school to break away from the original Rolf Institute of Structural Integration (RISI). Only practitioners that attended the RISI can be called “Rolfers” (and usually use the term “Certified Rolfer”).
Rolfing® is a form of structural integration, but not all structural integration is Rolfing.
UPDATE: It was brought to my attention that The GSI was not the first school to breakaway “per se”. The Soma Institute and Hellerwork started earlier than the GSI. However, the Guild was the first school (to my knowledge) to “break away” due to, shall we say, disagreement over the future of the Rolf Institute. Ah politics.
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Posted April 4, 2007
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North Star Integration is excited to be serving Portland, Oregon for it wellness needs. We currently offer Rolfing® Structural Integration by Jon Grossart, Certified Rolfer (OR LMT #13752). Please give us a call if you have any questions.
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Posted April 4, 2007
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